Imperialism/Progressive Era
These are two territories that the United States acquired as a result of the Spanish American War
Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam
Woodrow Wilson's attempted policy to help maintain peace after WWI was know as
The 14 Points
She was a modern 1920's woman
"Flapper"
This was the name for shantytowns that popped up all over America during the Depression
Hoover-villes
She was used as an advertisement for women to join the work force
Rosie the Riveter
This policy allowed for multiple countries to gain access to China's markets
Open Door Policy
George Creel and the Committee on Public Information's main purpose was to create
Propaganda
As president, he was mostly silent but, protected American business practices
Calvin Coolidge
This New Deal Policy called to eliminate the surplus by asking farmers to reduce their supply by destroying crops and livestock.
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
This was the court case that justified the Internment Camps of the Japanese Americans
Korematsu v. US
The Roosevelt Corollary
60,000 African Americans moved from the south, to work in northern cities in what is better know as the
"Great Migration"
These two Italian immigrants were executed by the electric chair in 1927
Sacco and Vanzetti
This New Deal Policy called for building dams to control flooding and irrigation in the south
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
This is a day that will live in "infamy"
December 7th 1941 (Attack on Pearl Harbor)
This muckraker showed us "How the Other Half Lives"
Jacob Riis
This court case established the "clear and preset danger" doctrine of the First Amendment.
Schenck v. US 1919
The bustling cultural explosion that happened in 20's for black America.
The Harlem Renaissance
This Act created a pension system for the elderly with taxpayer dollars.
Social Security Act (SSA)
These 2 alliterative programs predate Americas direct involvement in the war
"Cash and Carry" and "Lend Lease"
These four amendments are known as the Progressive Amendments
16th, 17th, 18th, 19th
He was the attorney general that was in charge of weeding out the "Reds" after WWI
A. Mitchell Palmer
His presidency was marred with controversy, and he died in office in the beginning of the decade
Warren G. Harding
This act officially allowed unions to organize legally for the first time
Wagner Act
This was the name of the program that developed the nuclear bomb in the US.
The Manhattan Project